Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.

There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them.

Build wealth as a by product of your business success. If wealth is your only objective in business, you will probably fail.

Each [of my wives] was jealous and resentful of my preoccupation with business. Yet none showed any visible aversion to sharing in the proceeds.

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able man who is willing to risk his fortune.

The man who comes up with a means for doing or producing almost anything better, faster or more economically has his future and his fortune at his fingertips.

I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions for just one lasting marital success.